Compelling news from the refugee and migrant sector

Refugee’s journey comes full circle

18 December 20240 comments

In 2009 Bwe Thay arrived in Melbourne as a refugee from Burma and was supported by settlement agency AMES Australia.

This week, he became a member of the… Read Full Article

Refugee family rescued from care crisis

11 December 20240 comments

A refugee family facing significant and multiple barriers to settlement have been supported to build happy, successful lives in Adelaide thanks to a collaboration between humanitarian settlement… Read Full Article

New book highlights our shared humanity

11 December 20240 comments

A compelling new book tells the inspirational stories of second-generation migrant Australians, who share their families’ settlement journeys and their own search for identity.

Titled ‘At the Heart… Read Full Article

Melbourne’s united nations of food

11 December 20240 comments

Driving into the Pacific Market at Ardeer, in Melbourne’s west, you are met with an array of flags and numerous food trucks.

Pakistani, Italian, Indian and many other… Read Full Article

Syrian community celebrates the end of Assad

10 December 20240 comments

Australia’s Syrian refugee community is celebrating the fall of the brutal Assad regime in their homeland but they also have concerns about what the future holds for… Read Full Article

Refugee family reunited after 12 years

20 November 20240 comments

When the Ahmad-Zada family were deported from Pakistan to Afghanistan earlier this year as undocumented Afghan refugees, they feared the worst.

Maryam Ahmad-Zada and her husband Habibullah had… Read Full Article

Sector News

January 2014

Boat arrivals in Australia: a quick guide to the statistics (Parliament of Australia)

23 January 20140 comments

This quick guide provides statistics on the number of asylum seekers that have arrived by boat in Australia since 1976...

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Aust marks 60 years in refugee convention (SBS)

21 January 20140 comments

The United Nations refugee convention was ratified by Australia 60 years ago this week, giving it the power to come...

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Plibersek calls for more aid funding for Syria (ABC)

21 January 20140 comments

The ALP’s foreign affairs spokeswoman Tanya Plibersek says the refugee crisis from the Syrian conflict is...

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Migrants to become citizens and celebrate Australia’s special day (Herald Sun)

21 January 20140 comments

AFTER 19 years in a refugee camp, Peter Lodwa will fin­ally have a country to call home when he becomes...

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